Superb Lyrebird
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMenuridae
HabitatRainforest
RangeSE Australia
Length100 cm
Wingspan70 cm
Weight900 g
DietInsectivore
About the Superb Lyrebird
Greatest mimic in the animal kingdom. Reproduce chainsaws, car alarms, cameras, human speech. Male lyre-shaped tail displayed in courtship dances.
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